the camp that high school teachers
Tracy (Petroske) Roberts and Kyle
Warren are planning has very specific requirements.
Bots on the Sound, a weeklong
camp funded by a grant from the
National Science Foundation, is aimed
at fostering high-school-aged women’s
interests in science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM.

Residents of Snoqualmie Ridge’s
Eagle Pointe neighborhood shared
angry looks as details emerged
Monday, June 11, of a large affordable-housing project in the offing
next to their neighborhood.
When the time came to speak
during last Monday’s regular
Snoqualmie City Council meeting, about a dozen took the microphone to air their concerns and
surprise over
the plan. Still
Housing
in the early
hearing
stages,
the
design would
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Due to the level of
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city staff have
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committee. A
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public hearing
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first slated for July
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opers of what
could be the
Valley’s biggest affordable housing
complex, and from concerned residents of the adjacent Snoqualmie
Ridge Phase II neighborhood, during a lengthy, strident discussion at
Monday’s meeting.

See ROBOTS, 28

See HOUSING, 24

Seth Truscott/Staff Photo

The historic Moore House was the family home during Fall City resident Irene Pike’s teen years. Today, as she prepares to pass
the home on to her daughter, Pike is nearing the completion of a 10-year restoration of the 108-year-old house—one of the
community’s oldest—as a legacy to her mother, Elizabeth Parmelee, pictured below with her husband Gene in 1912.

Fall City’s 108-year-old Moore
House gets new lease on life
By Seth Truscott
Editor

Moonbeam and Sunshine flew the coop.
The beer-drinking bear has long since
departed. The families have come and

gone, even the trees have aged and fallen.
But Fall City’s historic Moore House is still
here, better than ever in 2012. Much of the
credit for that is due to Irene Pike.
For the last nine years, Irene, a longtime Fall City resident, has been giving the
108-year-old Moore home a new lease on life.
See HISTORY, 9

A summer camp that includes
food, T-shirts and Lego play time
and looks good on future resumes
Courtesy photo
should fill up fast, right? It probTeachers Tracy Roberts and Kyle Warren ably would, if it were aimed at a
are behind a girls’ robotics camp.
different age group and gender, but

One man was killed
just before 1 p.m. Friday,
in a two-car collision
on State Route 202.
The man, the only
occupant in his vehicle,
was apparently turning
eastbound onto 202,
when an oncoming
vehicle struck his car,
killing him.
According to a
Highway Patrol spokeswoman, the other
vehicle had several
occupants, who were
evaluated for injuries.
Their injuries appeared
to be minor, she said.
The accident is under
investigation.

With low-income housing long considered part of the mix on Snoqualmie
Ridge, the council is weighing an
ordinance that would exempt affordable multifamily housing projects from
property taxes for up to 12 years.
The ordinance is being considered
now because Imagine Housing, an
affordable housing developer on the
Eastside, is considering its largest project
yet on the Ridge’s Parcel S-20.
Imagine Housing’s plan calls for a
complex of 160 apartments, accessed via
Frontier Avenue and Southeast Jacobia
Street through the Eagle Pointe neighborhood.
As now conceived, the project would
have 25 one-bedroom units, 105 twobed units and 30 three-bedroom units,
and a population of roughly 400.
The one-bedroom units would have
a maximum rent of about $900, while
the three-bedroom units would have a
maximum rent of 1,373. Up to seven
people would be allowed to live in a
three-bedroom unit.
The complex would also include a
two-story clubhouse with a recreation
room and several family play areas.
The Snoqualmie complex would
be twice as large as Imagine’s biggest
existing Eastside community. Imagine
Executive Director Ann Levine said
larger projects offer greater efficiencies
of scale.
The apartments are pegged to serve

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Imagine’s plan

people who earn less than a third of the
annual median income for Washington
state. Evans said occupants would be
mainly employed people living in the
community.
The largest affordable housing provider
on the Eastside, Imagine Housing operates 12 properties in Redmond, Issaquah,
Bellevue, Kirkland and Mercer Island,
housing about 1,000 people in total.
Levine said her organization’s mission
is to help Eastside residents, including
seniors, veterans, working families and
the homeless, live better lives. According
to Levine, Eastside renters need to earn
at least three times the minimum wage
to be able to afford the average rental
apartment.
“That means that thousands who
work here can’t afford to live here,” she
said. Imagine’s goal, she added, is to
allow them to do both.

Resident concerns
While some residents who took the
podium Monday voiced sympathy to
Imagine’s aims, all aired their deep concerns over its Ridge placement. They
say they were never informed about
what was planned nearby. A number
said they moved to Snoqualmie to get
away from high-density surroundings,
and raised issue with the tax break,
and what the project would mean for
local schools, property values and traffic on its single-street connector to the
Parkway. Others asked that the city take
its time and thoroughly consider the
impact.
Brandon James, an Elm Avenue resident and Seattle police officer, moved to

the Ridge a few months ago. James related how, during his life, he had worked
his way up from affordable housing.
“I was able to pull my bootstraps up
and provide for my family,” James said.
“I was able to afford a $500,000 house
in a nice community to get away from
the issues I grew up with in an urban,
low-income environment.”
James echoed a number of speakers
when he argued that Snoqualmie is not
prepared for a 160-unit housing community. He urged the city to talk to cities
like Kent or Federal Way, and learn how
such large rental communities affect cities around them.
“I can almost promise you that their
impact on police alone would dramatically increase,” James said.
“Snoqualmie Ridge is not a community that has services for low-income
families,” he added. “There’s no collective set of cheap child care… transportation, entry-level jobs. They’re just
not in this community… To invite this
neighborhood in our community—it’s
not proper.”
“We as taxpayers have the right to say
how much our property taxes go up so
this can be somebody’s dream,” commented Ridge resident Jan Bonner.
“The children in our neighborhood are being bussed because the
Snoqualmie Valley School District
doesn’t have the space to educate them,”
said Charlene Lewalski, a resident of
Norman Avenue, who raised a concern
over school impacts as the school workforce shrinks by about a dozen positions. “So with less teachers, how are you
going to educate the children that are
going to be in 160 units? Wouldn’t the

taxes that you’re going to allow them not
to pay help with your school budget?”
“We worked 40 years and saved our
money so we could live in a place like
this,” added Keith Lewalski, Charlene’s
husband.

City considerations
The city zoned for high-volume
housing at that parcel nearly a decade
ago, according to City Attorney Pat
Anderson.
“Realize, folks… there are densities
that were entitled on those parcels since
the inception of (Snoqualmie Ridge)
Phase 2,” Mayor Matt Larson said. “We
would be sued by the developer” if the
city blocked all plans. “Even if it wasn’t
affordable housing, there would be some
units down there. There would be traffic
impacts, there would be kids.”
Larson said the city will do its best
to address issues in the coming weeks.
Levine said the same.
“We understand and hear, and have
taken copious notes,” she said. “We want
to be an asset to your community.”
There is no immediate rush to approve
the project, said Eric Evans, Imagine’s
Director of Housing Development.
“This is an important decision for
you,” he said. “We welcome the time you
need to make an informed decision.”
“We share your concerns,”
Councilman Kingston Wall told the
audience. “We hear you.”
• An ordinance on a housing tax
exemption is being considered by a
council finance and administration
committee. A public hearing is to be
scheduled.

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Clouds couldn’t stop folks from having a grand time at the 41st Fall City Days, held
Saturday, June 16. Crowds hit the riverside for many activities, like the morning’s fun run, a
Masonic pancake breakfast, the ever-popular children’s and main parades, vendors, watermelon and the afternoon Ducky Derby, a fundraiser for the local school. Fall City volunteer
Melody Tjossem was at the head of the list of 50 winners in the derby—she won the grand
prize, $500 cash. You can learn more about Fall City Days, community activities, or get
involved, at www.fallcity.org.

Cedarcrest’s ‘sparkling’ Class of 2012 looks back
on high school lessons, ahead to new dawn
By Seth Truscott
Editor

As Cedarcrest High School’s Class of 2012 filed past, eyes
firmly fixed on the future, English teacher Michelle Parish’s
high-fives and smiling face gave them one last high school
connection.
“All these kids are hard workers,” Parish said after the
last robed graduate had passed. “They’re funny. They kind
of sparkle, this class. They break out in song in the middle
of class. You leave the room, and they’ll end up dancing.
They’re a sweet group.”
As commencement ended, to the tune of The Wailers’
“Three Little Birds,” Cedarcrest’s 198 former seniors, filed
out of Redmond’s Overlake Community Church for hundreds of embraces, many smiles and tears.
“I couldn’t be more proud,” said Shawna Ventura, awaiting her son Jeffrey Cox, following the ceremony.
Cox had been challenged by many surgeries and health
issues, and “we thought he wouldn’t graduate until he was
21,” Ventura said. “He’s graduating with his peers all on his
own.”
To celebrate, a big family gathering with many siblings
and two sets of grandmas and grandpas had come to town.
“Everybody came,” Ventura said.
“It feels wonderful and I’m glad that it’s
over,” said just-graduated Jazmin Baker,
who surrounded herself with friends,
rushing from group to group as the balmy
evening fell June 15. “You know, I’m going
to miss everybody here. It’s a touching
time.”
“It’s kind of unreal,” said Alena Scott,
who helped emcee the ceremony. “It hit
me the moment I got my diploma.” After
Cedarcrest, she’ll attend Bellevue College,
then pursue a career in teaching.
“Honestly, it feels exactly the same as walking through
a door,” said grad Addison Stillion. “I don’t really feel that
different. I’m just on my way to the next thing.”
That next thing will be two years of study at Bellevue
College, followed by a mission for Addison’s Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

ber this time, and never forget where you came from.”
To valedictorian speaker Kathryn McClintic, graduation
finally became real to her that evening, as she donned cap
and gown.
“Never again will I have to wake up at 5:20, try to prevent
a fashion apocalypse, grab my double-shot soy latte and
race the bell as I hurry to class,” she remarked.
In her speech, McClintic offered what advice she could
to fellow grads.
“What I learned, I learned from you,” she said. “All I can
tell is, you cannot do it alone.”
McClintic said she struggled to find her place in school.
Looking, back, she remembered the “people who stepped in
at the right moment to encourage us, comfort us… teachers, mentors, our parents, all stood by us.”
She regretted that she didn’t collaborate more in high
school.
“In the future, surround yourself with people who challenge you,” the valedictorian said. “Allow them to show you
a different angle…. Only by working together can we reach
our full potential.”
The keynote speaker, Cedarcrest teacher Dan Armstrong,
shared “Lies my teachers (and other grown ups) told me.”
Humor mixed with hard realities in Armstrong’s speech
to the graduates. The truth is, he said, that life will go on at
Cedarcrest, and that the perks of youth, of being protected,
motivated and celebrated—are at an end.
“Now, on the cusp of adulthood, you need to be aware
that when you walk out those doors tonight, things are
going to get a lot harder,” Armstrong said.
“Your professors, bosses, the world at large,
don’t know who you are, and are not yet
impressed. You need to know what they
already know: For every winner, there’s a
loser. That effort should never be mistaken
for results. Respect for your elders and supeAddison Stillion, riors is the norm. You don’t check text mesCedarcrest grad sages in a lecture or meeting. And that luck
is a big factor in success, and it is not distributed evenly. Work ethic is not something to
be scoffed at, and ambition is not a four-letter word.”
“Now you’re on our team,” Amstrong continued. “You’re
just starting your adult lives, and the possibilities before you
are nearly limitless. It won’t be easy, but few things worth
doing are. There will be tough moments along the way,
and you will choose whether you see them as obstacles or
opportunities.”
Friends, teachers and family will be there to help, he
added.
“Just as we’ve helped shape you, we’ll continue to support
you. You’ve left our schools with many lasting memories.”
At Cedarcrest, the buses will run, the clubs and sports
will continue.
“Cedarcrest won’t be better or worse without you, just
different,” Armstrong concluded. “We do appreciate you.
We wish you all the best. And we will miss you. That, Class
of 2012, is no lie.”

“I don’t really feel
that different. I’m
just on my way to
the next thing”

Words to remember
Music, laughter, lessons and heartfelt words marked
Cedarcrest’s 19th commencement.
“Today, we stand at the edge of a great adventure,” said
student emcee Alena Scott. We are going forward into a new
world, and leaving behind friends, teachers and old ways.”
“We are all unique and confident,” she said.
“It is a time of growth and learning about the world,”
added co-emcee John Collin Hall. “Class of 2012, remem-

Photos by Seth Truscott

Clockwise from top left, Clara May embraces her grandfather,
Charles Turner, following commencement; Alena Scott is
joined by her mother, Tracy. She received a colorful bouquet
from her older brother; Thomas Battaglia, Ansarel Smith, Nick
Gagner and Chris Dowd were part of a big group singing ‘Man
in the Mirror’; Cedarcrest grad Linda Snyder gets a hug from
friend Matt. “I’m just excited to be done,” she says; Salutatorian
Dan Ho slaps palms with fellow graduates.

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School’s out!
Last day of school in Snoqualmie
marked with smiles, goodbyes
Photos by Emilee Ruhland
Valley Record Intern

The last day of school at Snoqualmie
Elementary saw a lot of smiles from children and parents alike.
As a small boy and girl searched the lost
and found for a Gap sweatshirt and blue
jacket, nearby parents talked about summer plans and vacations. Lined by the door,
third graders counted down the last seconds
to summertime, and many children hugged
their teachers before running for the bus or
their parents.
After waving goodbye to the buses with
the teachers, ‘Miss S.E.S.’ Lynn Kehoe could
be seen walking back talking to the many
teachers she has helped throughout years of
volunteering in classrooms. Kehoe confided
that it was her “last hurrah.”
Many fifth graders could be seen in front
of the school celebrating their “last hurrah”
at the school, as well.
School resumes in the Snoqualmie Valley
School District on Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Clockwise from top left: Kylie Hunter with sisters
Rebecca and Rachel on her last day as a third grader; George Vincent (hands up) cheers with Jackson
Kruyt, Ellen Vincent, Mary & Nan Mccutchan,
and Heather & Campbell Vincent; two 4-year-olds
play nearby, imagining their own school days; staff
members wave good-bye to honking buses and
waving students; Mariam Mohammed, center, and
classmates count down the last seconds to summer;
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COMMUNITY DRIVEN

A bond - then a plan?

It would seem that some members of the school board
believe that they can keep bonding us to death and thereby
ratchet their way to approval.
In their carte blanche support for a bond — then a plan — the
board sounded much like Nancy Pelosi in her infamous claim
that “we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it”!
Board member Carolyn Simpson, however, seemed to be a
voice of reason reminding the board that “other schools have
done successful remodels without relocating students.” Now
that’s refreshing! Pursue a line of thinking that doesn’t involve
building another school and our considered opposition that
defeated the bond last time might turn into support.
Share the data, warts and all, pros-and cons and quit treating the public as a PR problem to be managed. Trust the
people to come to a proper conclusion.
I gave this board, some time back, a reference to a major
construction firm that specializes in ultra-low-impact multistory additions where they place the new multistory addition
right over the top of existing school structures — so no teardown with savings in cost and human logistics.

Whether that is the best
scheme or not, this board
needs to take a lesson from
the Boy Scouts; “A scout is
thrifty.” While a prudent
plan would time the heaviest construction during summer break, if our students
have to endure the sounds
of hammering nails, I’d say,
“Welcome to the real world!”
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Letters to the Editor
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to the editor. Letters should be 250 words or
fewer, signed and include a city of residence
and a daytime phone number for verification.
The Record reserves the right to edit letters for
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Today, there are more members of the Millennial generation—80 million of them— than Baby Boomers in the
United States. Every day, 10,000 Millennials, those born
between 1981 and 2000, turn 21. Half of Millennials are
already in the workforce.
If you aren’t capturing this market now, your competitors will. To find out how, join the Snoqualmie Chamber
of Commerce, 11 a.m. Friday, June 22, at DirtFish Rally
School in Snoqualmie for the workshop, “Making Money
by Marketing and Motivating Millennials”.
Cost is $10 and includes lunch. You can register online at
www.snovalley.org or by calling (425) 888-6362.

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Corrections
• In the June 13 story on Mount Si High School’s commencement, teacher Karen Eddy was quoted incorrectly.
Eddy did not say, “by God.”
• The “Search on for break-in suspects” story in the May
30 issue mistakenly reported that a home in the 8600 block
of Leitz Avenue Southeast had nothing stolen following a
break-in. The home actually had almost $30,000 worth of
items stolen, but the home that had reported a break-in
earlier that same day, May 2, reported nothing stolen. The
article also stated that police found a back window “left
open” at the home. The window was presumably left open
by the thief, who was spotted leaving the home and getting
into the passenger side of a blue-full-sized pickup truck.
We regret the errors.

Ruhland makes Dean’s List at North Dakota State
Emilee Ruhland, a 2009 Mount Si grad, has been recognized on the Dean’s List at North Dakota State University in Fargo,
N.D. this spring. She is the daughter of Snoqualmie residents Michael and Sara Ruhland.
The NDSU Dean’s list requires a full-time status of 12 credits per semester and a 3.6 grade-point average.
Ruhland will graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree in English with a literary focus.

History FROM 1
The Moore House has been in the ParmeleeAnderson-Pike family since the 1940s. Irene
spent part of her childhood here, and so did her
children. Now grown, they’ve been helping her
restore the house to its rightful place as one of
Fall City’s historic treasures.
Leading a tour of the building, Irene starts in
the living room, where the dusty, tarp-covered
piano contrasts with the clean new wallpaper,
a floral pattern in purple, her daughter Kris’s
favorite color.
Irene and Kris chose the pattern, and Kris’s
sensibilities are apparent here as elsewhere.
“We didn’t want it too vintage,” Irene says.
“But not too modern, either.”
Kris will soon move in, as the third generation of her family to live in the King County
landmark.

Original house
The Moore home has been in Irene’s family
longer than anyone else’s. At this point, some
locals have started referring to it as the Parmelee
house. But the original name is still official.
Fall City sawmill worker and entrepreneur
Charlie Moore bought the lot in 1905, for $40,
and built the house of lumber from the Preston
Mill.
The building’s timber, board-and-batten construction is unique. The home is one of the
best-preserved early houses in King County,
according to the Fall City Historical Society,
and is a rare surviving example of vertical plank
work instead of studs.
It may be a century old, but “now it’s completely strong, because it’s been completely
sheeted, new siding, foundation, roof. It’s one of
the strongest buildings in Fall City,” Irene said.
Charles and his wife Minnie operated a restaurant on River Street—the future Redmond-Fall
City Road—that started as the Olympia Bar
and later became a series of confectionaries.

Irene was in the sixth grade when they
moved in. In those days, there was no inside
bathroom. A long porch led to the root cellar.
In 1950, a brother enclosed that porch, turning it into a kitchen, now the house’s utility
room. The original kitchen is now going over
to culinary purposes again, part of a complete
remodel that’s touched almost every aspect of
this place.
Photo Courtesy FC Historical Society

The Charlie Moore family and home in 1905.
Charles loved animals, owning a pair of skunks,
oppossums which may have been the first in
the state, and a pet bear cub. According to Fall
City Historical Society accounts, that bear would
follow Minnie around and hold on to her dress.
Eventually, the bear grew too big to handle, and
was given to one of Fall City’s saloons. Legend
says the bear drank beer with the best of the local
crowd until he got too mean, and had to go.
A 1912 photo shows Charlie and Minnie
Moore with their family, in front of their home.
Lifetime Valley resident Charles Alva “Chuck”
Moore was born in that house in 1907. He lived
more than a century and was a Fall City Days
grand marshal in 2008.
According to the Fall City Neighbors newsletter, the Moore house was bought by different
people in the 1920s, 30s and 40s.
It was probably in 1944 when Irene’s mother
arranged to buy the 40-year-old place. A single
mother, widowed when Irene’s father passed
away when she was 7, Elizabeth Parmelee had
already had to make a quick move to a new
home in an old house a year or so prior. Life
was hard.
“We lived on welfare,” Irene remembered.
“They didn’t give you enough to survive on.”
Mrs. Parmelee managed to scrape together
$1,000 to buy the Moore House, which became
her home for more than 40 years, and a center for
her family and daughter Irene’s, who returned to
stay here during their life’s journeys.

Rehabilitation
There are still echoes of the past here, and a
promise of continuity for the future.
Touring the house, Pike stops to inspect a
rickety wooden chair—her grandfather’s, rescued from his ranch on the Carnation road,
unvarnished and showing its age. She spends a
few minutes arranging its slats, piecing it back
together on its place of honor on the front stoop.
“I haven’t got the heart to throw it away,”
Irene says.
It’s the same way with this house, which
was left to her in 1987. Restoring this place is a
legacy and duty to the late Elizabeth Parmelee.
“It was always her dream to get a new foundation, to get it fixed up,” Irene said. “It never
happened. She’d be so happy to see how this
house looks now.”
Perhaps someone less attached to the Moore
House might have sold it off and never gone to
all this trouble. But Irene wouldn’t think of it.
“I felt it was my duty to fix it up and make it
livable,” she said.
In 2003, Irene set out to rehabilitate the
building. Enlisting several of her children, Irene
methodically worked on every aspect of the
project, using financial help from the county
and 4Culture. The most recent grant was a
$10,000 4Culture grant to repair the windows.
In May, Irene received a John D. Spellman
historic preservation award from King County,
recognizing her for her family’s rehabilitation of
the home.
It’s still a work in progress, but Kris will probably be settling in in a matter of months.

Snoqualmie Valley Record • June 20, 2012 • 7

Irene ticks off what’s needed now, like the
new window moldings from Seattle, or the
sconces for the front porch. A purple-painted
bathroom is coming together, though it’s hard
to find period hardware.
Irene delightedly shows off the new tile for
the entry, and the custom work needed for the
stairs leading down to the front doors.
“The stairway is my pride and joy,” she said.
Upstairs, the dormer is pretty much finished,
complete with an antique sewing machine. It’ll be
a nice place for Kris to read, her mother says.
“This was my room,” says Irene, showing
off its small cubby and freshly papered walls.
Original beams are visible along one wall, but
missing is the closet rod that held the clothes of
her youth, and her older sister.
“She got married and moved away, I got the
bigger room,” Pike said. “I never spent any time
in here except to sleep.”
As children, “it was great living in Fall City.”
Irene used to have plenty of parties, and the
occasional game of spin the bottle, as a teen—
”We were good kids,” she says.
Irene’s old room will now be daughter Kris’s
room. Kris has her memories, too, mostly of
grandmother, Elizabeth, but also from when
she lived here. Kris recalls the time her brothers played a joke, throwing nightcrawlers in her
window. The pie cherry tree out front is long
gone, where the children used to often climb,
and often get into trouble. So are the two halftame pet ducks, Moonbeam and Sunshine, who
battened on the slugs in the backyard, then left
for good years later when the family decided
it was time to let them go on the Snoqualmie
River.
A piece of the old concrete foundation still
sits outside. It’s a planter now, filled by Kris with
foxglove, iris and plenty of purple pansies.
“It really doesn’t look any different than it
did,” remarked Irene, gazing at the house’s white
walls and green trim from the side lawn. “That’s
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an off-leash park, complaining that his dog had been
attacked and the other dog’s
owner would not provide
her contact information. An
officer contacted both parties, who each reported that
the other’s dog had been
the aggressor in the attack,
which resulted in minor injuries to each dog and each
person. The officer documented the injuries, and advised both owners to quarantine their animals, and
to expect to hear from King
County Animal Control.

Monday, June 11
Citizen Assist: At 5:26 a.m.,
an officer saw a vehicle
stranded at Southeast Sorenson Street and Carmichael Avenue Southeast. The
officer stopped, and helped
to jump-start the other car’s
battery.

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its front license plate. The
driver seemed intoxicated,
and admitted he’d taken
vodka, Ritalin and anti-depressants earlier in the day,
and smoked some marijuana. He was arrested.

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driver speeding on Snoqualmie Parkway, driving
recklessly and knocking
down traffic cones. An officer located the vehicle at the
high school, and spoke with
the student and, by phone,
with his father, about the
student’s driving.

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$200,000 and $300,000 in
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Saturday, June 16
Assault: At 4:21 a.m., an
officer responded a report
of domestic violence in the
4500 block of 325 Avenue
Northeast. One of the parties was charged with assault.

Thursday, June 14
Trees gone: At 4:48 p.m.,
an officer responded to the
3900 block of 332 Avenue
Northeast where a woman
reported that someone had
moved some trees that were
blocking an entrance to the
property. She had moved
several stumps back onto
the entrance, which was
no longer being used. She
wanted to make sure the
entrance stayed blocked,
and did not want the officer
to contact the person who
moved the trees.

Monday, June 11
Investigation: At 3:53 p.m.,
an officer met with the victim of an embezzlement
case reported Nov. 10, 2011.
The business, in the 4100
block of McKinley Avenue,

Chimney fire: At 6:27 p.m.,
the Fall City Fire Department
responded to a report of a
chimney fire. Crew members
extinguished the fire.

Saturday, June 2
Feeling faint: At 12:57
p.m., firefighters responded
to a call about a 68-year-old
man that was near syncope,
or feeling faint. Crew members evaluated the man, and
transported him to Swedish
of Issaquah via the Fall City
Fire aid car.

Friday, June 1
Car accident: At 1:39 pm
firefighters from Fall City
Fire and medics from Bellevue Fire responded to a motor vehicle accident. Crew
members extricated one
man from the wreck and the
Bellevue paramedics transported him to Harborview
Medical Center.

Thursday, May 31
False alarm: At 7:31 a.m.,
a commercial automatic
fire alarm was triggered.
Firefighters responded and
found that the alarm had
been set off from a manual
pull station. There was no
fire.

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In so many fields, the Valley should take
pride in what its women are doing

T

here’s nothing that a woman can’t do.
That’s what Jackie Andrewjeski says and
believes, and it’s a talk that she walks daily.
Andrewjeski is a personal mythbuster for anyone
who’s ever thought of women as the weaker sex. Not
only does she hold down a job as a fitness instructor—for both men and women—at three local fitness
centers, she’s also a certified teacher with a math and
science background. One of her main missions is to
show girls that they should never be afraid of pushing
into traditional male-dominated fields. Back in her
native New Zealand, she noticed that all the science
and math teachers were gray-haired, bespectacled
males. But she wasn’t about to let that stop her, and
she was helped along by a publicity campaign trumpeting this fact: Girls can do anything.
This week marks the Valley
Record’s fifth publication of our
Women in Business yearbook, a
tally of the Valley’s frankly amazing number of women entrepreneurs—I wouldn’t be surprised
if there weren’t more women
than men operating businesses
here. It’s always been a venue Seth Truscott
to interview and publicize the Valley Record Editor
Valley’s movers and shakers. It
just so happens that a lot of them are women.
Women we’ve profiled include:

Are women more or less
entrepreneurial than men?

Thursday,
June 21, 1962

• Hauglie Insurance’s Angela Donaldson, who balances a busy career protecting Valley families with
raising her own children
• Patricia Bennett of North Bend, who partnered
with her husband to build a software company

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North Bend and Carnation.
Written permission from the publisher is
required for reproduction of any part of this
publication. Letters, columns and guest
columns do not necessarily reflect the views
of the Snoqualmie Record.

2009
• Kim Witkop, who rose to become a vice president
at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
• Portrait photographer Brenda Huckle, a
Snoqualmie resident who runs her own business
• Cindy Walker, owner of North Bend Theatre,
Emerald City Smoothie and a past Citizen of the Year

2011
• Business and volunteer leader Carol Waters
• Snoqualmie Elementary Principal Cori Pflug
• Ex-Mount Si Senior Center Director Ruth
Tolmasoff, who just ended a 20-year career
When we talk to these women, we often explore
the issues of balance, of maintaining an even keel and
finding time for the people and things we love, even in
times of challenge. Most of the women we talk to aren’t
just employees, but mothers, friends, part of a wider
community. They know there is more to life than just
work. But they also understand that you can’t put off
today what must be done before tomorrow.
There are good lessons for everyone, man or
woman, boy or girl. Young people, especially, should
take their examples to heart. No matter your background, no matter what lot you were born to, one
person—you—is the arbiter of your future.
Join us in celebrating the Valley’s Women in
Business.

Past
This week in
Valley history

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“Women are just as entrepreneurial. In some societal ways, however,
we still restrict women from being as
entrepreneurial as they might be.”

“We own our own businesses so
I think we are equally entrepreneurial. My husband and I own a few
Subways, one in Preston.”

Graydon L. Agar
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Snoqualmie

It took a lot of work,
because they’re wired
to the bridge, but some
mischievous person
managed to destroy
two of the flower boxes
on the bridge leading
to North Bend.
• The first square
balloons in history had
a public showing at
Seattle’s World Fair. The
inventor, Win Stites,
brought three pink, silver and blue balloons
to Show Street.

Thursday,
June 18, 1987
Bill Weller, North
Bend Shop-Rite owner,
is a local contributor to
Columbia Boys Choir,
the only American
choir invited to the
International Youth
& Music Festival in
Vienna, Austria, next
month. Four Valley
boys are members of
the choir: Joshua and
Jason Agrelius, Joe
Whitaker and Josh
Bradley.
• The Snoqualmie
Valley Senior Minor
baseball team moves
right along this season
with a 10-0 record.
Manager Chris Engen
and Coach Jim Reed
say they are “really a
neat bunch of guys”
and rally behind each
other as a team.

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The Snoqualmie Valley
School District is now
accepting applications for
part time substitute school
bus driver positions for next
fall. Candidates must have
good driving skills and an
excellent driving record.
The deadline to apply is
June 29. The district will
provide necessary training
for all new hires Training
will begin August 6. For
more information, visit
www.svsd410.org.

Courtesy photo

Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson (left) displays a plaque he received
Wednesday, June 13, at Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville,
for being named 2012 Elected Official of the Year by the Alliance
of Eastside Agencies (AEA), an association of more than 50
health and human-services organizations and governments serving
east King County. Standing with Larson are (from left) Gregory
Malcolm, Encompass executive director, who nominated Larson;
Bob Larson, Snoqualmie city administrator, and Encompass leaders Nela Cumming, director of pediatric therapy programs; Rochelle
Clayton Strunk, director of community programs; Katherine Ross,
board secretary; and Kerry Beymer, manager of parenting support and education. Speaking to more than 90 people at the AEA
luncheon, Larson said he is grateful that Snoqualmie has been able
to increase its funding for human services in recent years to create
“healthy minds, hearts and souls” in the community. “What you do
is huge to me,” he told the human-services leaders. “You do us all a
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Women in Business
Welcoming
women,
mommies and
babies
Valley midwife makes a practice of
treating women as whole people

“Well,
there are
mommies,
and there
are babies.”

By Carol Ladwig
Staff Reporter

What she said was “My belief is every
woman deserves a midwife.” What that
means, especially to those not familiar with
midwives, is that every woman should enjoy
a special relationship with their health care
practitioners.
Roxanne Spring, a certified nurse midwife,
explains, “Midwife means ‘with woman,’ so
when you come in for an appointment to
discuss your health… would you not rather
sit down and talk with someone who honors the fact that you and your body are very
important in this pursuit of health and wellbeing? That your body’s wisdom is very
vital? Because we are actually built to heal.”
On a traditional visit to a doctor, Spring
said, a pregnant woman might not get the
time and attention she wants to discuss all
of her concerns, or any changes that might
be happening during the pregnancy.
Offering that time, Spring says, “is an
integral part of the quality of care that I
want to provide. That’s the commitment.”
Oftentimes, especially after a baby is
born, Spring will commit further, by seeing
the mommy and baby at their home. It’s
easier on the mommies, she says, and likely,
improves her quality of care.
By spending the time and building relationships with her mommies, she explained,
she can “see them as a whole person,” she
said, and care for them as such — “because
context is important!”

Roxanne Spring,
Certified Nurse
Midwife,
discussing a
“typical birth”

Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo

Roxanne Spring holds a fetuscope, which she uses to assess the health
of mother and child, at her cozy office. She has practiced midwifery for
years, but just opened her North Bend practice in October.
Spring, a practitioner since 1998, almost
bubbles with information about her field.
“It’s just been a phenomenal part of my
life,” she said. “Motherhood, pregnancy,
breastfeeding, eating healthy, and the lifestyles that are family centered have been the
core of my life, for many years.”
Officially, midwives are licensed

health care providers who tend to women,
and their families, throughout their pregnancies. Nurse-midwives like Spring can
provide life-long health care for women.
All midwives support women’s physical,
psychological and social well-being needs,
provide education and counseling and offer
postpartum support. They can prescribe

drugs, too, but prefer to avoid such interventions, especially during a woman’s labor.
“Birth and labor are very, very unpredictable in real life, just like life is unpredictable,” Spring said.
Hospitals may try to minimize that unpredictability by administering drugs to induce
labor, or other interventions. Midwives,
however, are known for their role in natural
births — no doctors, no pain killers, and
often, no hospitals.
Since opening her practice in North Bend
a few months ago, Spring has exclusively
done out-of-hospital births, but she hopes
to develop a relationship with an obstetrician so she can deliver in-hospital again
in the future. In her career, she’s worked at
both Overlake and Evergreen Hospitals as a
midwife, and has been dismayed to find that
“the interference with the natural process
has become much more commonplace.”
It’s not a criticism. Traditional doctors will always have a place, she said, and
“I’m grateful for medical knowledge.” Some
women in fact, should see only traditional
physicians while pregnant, if they are at
high risk.
Midwifery is a safe option for low-risk
pregnancies, between 60 and 80 percent
of pregnancies, according to the American
Pregnancy Association. It’s also becoming an easier choice to make, as insurance
companies begin to cover midwifery. Spring
is actually a preferred provider for several
insurance companies.
It’s a welcome change, for Spring, who
used to offer childbirth education classes.
“People would be incredibly motivated to
have a birth of their choice, and then they
would have to navigate a system and a provider that they thought were on the same
page, and they really weren’t,” she said.
Spring estimates she’s delivered more
than 500 babies as a midwife, which doesn’t
include her own six children.
She started practicing again after her children were born because “I needed another
outlet for this passion of mine!”
Snoqualmie Valley Midwifery is located
at 401 Ballarat Ave. N., North Bend, (425)
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Women in Business

Education, perseverance help
outgoing State Sen. Cheryl Pflug
head back to college,
take new state position
By Seth Truscott
Editor

From nurse and mother to state senator, Cheryl Pflug’s career has taken
some dramatic turns. She begins a new
chapter this summer, swapping her role
on the senate floor for a job as one of
six members of the Washington State
Growth Management Hearings Board.
The hearings board “is something
most people haven’t heard of,” says
Pflug. But the six members of the board,
who weigh in on land disputes such as
Snoqualmie’s Mill Area Annexation,
Cheryl Pflug
have the power to influence how local
communities and the wider state grows.
After representing a district that rode the growth wave of
King County, Pflug says her new job is a natural fit.
“We’re ground zero for these issues,” she says. With her
family still living here, Pflug is sympathetic to “the whole…
effort to preserve these pristine, beautiful surroundings, the
character we love. At the same time, you’ve got to accommodate growth.”
She can point to the area’s successes, such as the region’s
two salmon hatcheries at Tokul Creek and Issaquah, the
reopening of the Cedar River Watershed to sockeye, and
the efforts in the early 2000’s to block a proposed new interstate, I-605, in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Days in office
A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Pflug is a greatgranddaughter of Chester Morse, the visionary Seattle city
engineer and water superintendent. Morse acquired the
land for the Cedar River Watershed above North Bend.
Pflug grew up, much of the time, outdoors, learning to
ski with the Mountaineers at age 5. She became an accomplished equestrian competitor. She was valedictorian at

New education
Pflug graduated May 12 with a law degree from Seattle
University. Law school made her a better legislator, but balancing work and study was tough.
With five legislative sessions this year, she had days instead
of weeks to prepare for finals. Somehow, she also managed
to make a trip to Pullman to see her son graduate from
Washington State University.
Finding balance between work and life has always been a
struggle, especially in the legislature. There’s so many breakfast
and evening meetings and weekend work, “it’s unlike any other
job… I wouldn’t say there’s much balance involved in adding
law school on top of that,” Pflug said. Rather’s it’s more about
putting nose to grindstone.

“Sometimes, you just have to suck it up and get it done,”
Pflug said.
“I worked too hard,” she added. “Balance has been a process of
learning for me. It’s not always an option to say, you know what, I
need to quit working… I made a decision that I needed to work
harder to get myself to a place where I could have balance.”
That means a combination of determination, priorities and
organization.
“It’s about realizing that you have to get what has to be done,
done today,” Pflug says.
Going back to school at age 52 “was really kind of cool,” the
Maple Valley resident said.
“It keeps those gears turning,” she said. “I believe you want to
expose yourself to as much information as you can.”
She loved being around the 30-something students, listening
to their stories and world-views.
Her degree was worth the effort, and gives her a calling she
can enjoy for years, and a new set of skills.
“Increasingly for all of us, we have longer lifespans,” Pflug
said. Retirement at 60, and living for another 40 years, appears
financially daunting. “It’s wise to think about what you might
enjoy doing that you could do at least part time, until you’re 75
or so,” she advises.

Thoughts on the legislature
With her last day as a state senator set for July 1, Pflug looks
back on a 13-year history, and ahead to a different experience.
Her new job brings more power in a narrower area, she
says.
Yet she’ll miss the opportunity to solve problems for people
as a legislator.
As she leaves the statehouse, Pflug says she would advise her
colleagues to understand their issues thoroughly and vote for
the people, first.
“Politics can trump what works for the people,” she said. “The
bottom line is, ‘On this issue, my constituents’ best interest is
served by voting this way, and I don’t really care what the party
leadership is telling me.’”
As an example, she looked back on the bipartisan effort that
was needed to pass special legislation saving Si View Parks.
She credited her first Senate seatmate, Brian Thomas, as well
as Kent Mayor Suzette Cook and the late state legislator Ken
Pullen, as inspirations. Pullen set an example for her as a representative, senator and county council member, while Cook
encouraged Pflug during her campaigning days.
Thomas in particular was a mentor for her, encouraging her
to go to law school.
As a woman legislator, Pflug admitted that it was sometimes
challenging.
“Men don’t realize it, but their voices are louder and deeper,
and they will talk over the top of you sometimes,” she said. “You
have to learn ways to let them know that they are going to need
to know your opinion, and they’re going to have to hear it.”

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Tahoma High School, named “Best Scholar” and “Most
Likely to Succeed.”
She raised four children while she sought her graduate
degree in nursing, and became a critical care nurse.
Pflug became a state legislator in 1999, appointed to the
senate in 2003 to replace gubernatorial hopeful Dino Rossi,
elected back the following year and again a few years later.
In total, she has been elected to office
14 times.
Pflug recalled that her political career
began while she was standing in line at
a health food store, child in tow, when
small talk with fellow customers turned
to politics.
“Somebody said, “Are you going to
precinct caucuses tonight?” Pflug related. “I said, ‘What’s a precinct caucus?”
From there, things snowballed.
“It’s like every other volunteer organization,” she said jokingly. “You show
up twice and you’re in charge. The next
thing I knew, I was district chair for the
Republican party.”
Pflug now looks back on a history of
advocacy for schools and health care.
According to her official biography,
she was a deputy Republican leader
who served on the Senate’s health and
transportation committees, as well as
the powerful Rules Committee. She
authored Washington’s first-in-thenation legislation to create humane,
mandatory treatment alternatives for non-violent, mentally
ill offenders.
To claim a third term, Pflug would have fought a primary
race with Republican opponent Brad Toft. But five days
after filing, she was tapped by Gov. Christine Gregoire to
take the hearings board seat.

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Our stores are founded on two things: a desire to bring
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a place where people feel relaxed and find a sense of joy in the everyday
things that can make us laugh, make us happy or inspire us in some way. This is
what I try to stay true to when I am purchasing merchandise for the store. This
community is important to us and we will always do our best to serve it.
Birches Habitat is a lifestyle store with over 2,100 sf of unique gifts, contemporary
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Having grown up in the Northwest and resided in the
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surroundings and the benefits of raising a family in our growing bedroom community.
My husband, Tom, and I owned and operated John L. Scott Real Estate for over 30
years. In 2010, we transitioned out of ownership but have continued to work for
John L. Scott in the same location in North Bend. I am grateful to have been selected
as one of the ‘Best of the Valley’ in 2012, and also honored to have been selected as
a Five-Star Real Estate Broker, appearing in the December, “Best of 2009, 2010 and
2011” issues of the Seattle Magazine, having been chosen for overall satisfaction of
services. Experience, knowledge of the area and a commitment to ongoing education
enables me to best serve my clients. Customer satisfaction is first and foremost and it
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years. Thank you!

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STANDING BY SENIORS THROUGH
GOOD TIMES AND BAD

Kelly R. Garwood provides general
dentistry for children and adults. I have a wonderful staff
of women who provide gentle dental care in a relaxed
environment. Our goal is to educate our patients and provide
the best dental services to maintain their oral health.

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It has been a gift to be a part of our community with
this great Snoqualmie River in our midst. I have felt so fortunate to work with my
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Massage and Bodywork can be a potent vehicle in supporting one another through
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I have taught classes up and down the valley in Somatic Movement
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Snoqualmie Valley Record • June 20, 2012 • 17

Women in Business

The
role
model

By Seth Truscott
Editor

It’s a grand, scientific
surprise: Brown iodine and
bags of white, starchy water
are ready to mix, but what
will happen is anybody’s
educated guess in teacher
Kate Christenson’s second
grade classroom at North
Bend Elementary.
At the head of the
class, presenter Jackie
Andrewjeski is waiting to
guide this exploration of the
concept of diffusion.
“I like to bring little
experiments,” says this
sometime substitute teacher, who’s brought potatoes,
red food coloring and other
props to make her concepts
clear. Her black T-shirt lists
the periodic table in day-glo
colors.
Iodine isn’t just for owies,
Andrewjeski
explains.
When it turns black after
being rubbed on a piece of
paper, she tells the students
exactly why. There must be
some starch in that paper,
she explains. The big payoff

How do you
maintain balance?

is the color change, when
the seeping iodine turns the
starchy water a deep purple.

Always active
Most locals are probably
familiar with Andrewjeski
from her fitness classes at
Si View Metro Parks, Ridge
Fitness and the Snoqualmie
Valley YMCA. But she’s
also a certified high school
teacher by trade, formerly
a teacher at Mount Si High
School. She now substitutes
at North Bend Elementary,
but not often, as her days
are quite full as a fitness
instructor. But she loves
coming back to the science
and math, her intellectual
passions.
“I really am a Jackie of all
trades,” Andrewjeski.
For more than eight years,
she has been involved with
the Relay for Life fundraiser
for cancer research. Year
after year, she is team captain of the Super Troopers
team, actively recruiting
folks from her fitness classes to take part. She’s also
a member of the Forster
Woods homeowners’ association, and takes part in an
Encompass childcare cooperative.
Andrewjeski is married

Seth Truscott/Staff Photo

Nurturing young people’s interests in science and math, Jackie Andrewjeski helps North Bend
second grader Annie Haney measure a solution of iodine in a class experiment.
to husband Tom, and has
two children, Zach, 11, and
Chloe, 8. She lives in North
Bend.
For Women In Business,
Andrewjeski answered a
few questions about her life,
work and calling.

How did your
career start?
“When we were living in
West Seattle, I used to go to
24 Hour Fitness and work
out, a lot. I was doing a
lot of classes. My husband,
Tom, said, ‘Why don’t you
become an instructor?’ I
thought, that’s a great idea.
I did the training and certification, and I started

teaching step aerobics and
cardio—that was the phase,
back then, this was about
1995. When we moved
out here, it was ridiculous
for me to keep going into
Seattle. I looked into teaching here in the Valley.
This community center
(Si View) was still under
King County. I had a key
(and sometimes) I was
the only person in this
building. I’d drag out the
steps. I had a core contingent of gals who would
come to my class. This
building was faced with
closure, (and) we did a
big campaign to keep it
open. Now, it’s so great to

see this center bring used.
To me, it means so many
things. We come to family
nights, my kids have summer camp here, my daughter has dance classes, and
I’ve been teaching here for
years. It’s a core part of the
community, a focal point,
and I’m so pleased we’re
able to keep this myriad of
programs going.”

What’s something
about you that others
may not know?
I went to a rodeo when
I was a kid, and got third
place on a sheep ride. I grew
up outside of Christchurch,

(From left) Rochelle Clayton Strunk, director of community programs;
Emily Ridout, advancement coordinator; and Stacey Cepeda, manager of
community activities, exemplify the strong ties that the women and men
(and children and families) of Encompass have with the communities of
the Snoqualmie Valley, Issaquah, Sammamish and beyond. For more than
45 years, Encompass has fulfilled a unique mission: to nurture children,
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Rochelle Clayton Strunk,
Emily Ridout & Stacey Cepeda

“I’m very organized. I
squeeze things in where I
can, and try to make it work.
I like to keep busy… Working
out is great for me to get balance. Working out feeds that
energy level. The more you
work out, the more it gives
that energy back. I sleep well
at night because I work out.
It’s a circle.
My philosophy is, ‘Healthy
body, healthy mind.’ Any
kind of exercise, whether
you’re going out for a walk,
taking a class or getting on
your bike, is critical. For
women, in particular when
you’re over 35, it’s essential
to do some kind of weightbearing exercise. It prevents
osteoporosis, gets your
metabolism high to keep
your weight in check, and
makes you feel healthy and
strong.”

Have you ever been
challenged as a
woman in business?
“Gender hasn’t been an
issue for me, to be honest. My
degree is in chemistry and
math. I always thought it was
important, when I was at the
high school, to have a female
role model for kids… especially in math and science.
For me, being that role model
in the classroom is important.
I feel that pride, of being a
female in a field that’s typically dominated by males.
Only you set your own
limitations. Don’t feel limited
by your gender. If you have
a passion, go for it. Strive to
attain that goal.”

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Jackie ‘of all trades’
inspires confidence
in classroom, gym

New Zealand, on a farm.
We had cattle and sheep.

18 • June 20, 2012 • Snoqualmie Valley Record

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Women in Business
Business community
Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business
building local connections
By Carol Ladwig
Staff Reporter

Correctly predicting that a lot of women at the Snoqualmie
Valley Women in Business lunch shared personality traits wasn’t
much of a trick, but guest speaker Jessica Butts was still a little
surprised by how very accurate she was.
Butts, a psychotherapist speaking on how people’s personalities
can improve their businesses, guessed that most of the 40-plus
people in the room were Ns, or Intuitives, in the Myers-Briggs
personality type inventory, like herself.
Intuitives, she said, “take in things by their meanings, possibilities, we have hunches and speculations, and we go with our
guts… we’re very theoretical, and we’re always thinking about the
future,” Butts said.
Only about 25 percent of the population are Intuitives, she
continued, but they are usually found in high concentrations at

entrepreneurial gatherings. SVWIB’s June lunch was no exception, and almost all of the women raised their hands when Butts
asked for a show of hands from the Ns.
Some of the group’s 60 members are entrepreneurs, launching
and running their own businesses — the organization’s Web master Pia Larson, stepping down from the role to focus on her growing business, brought as a guest to the meeting Vicki Bertero,
co-owner of the new Bayan Mongolian Barbecue restaurant that
opened on Snoqualmie Ridge late last week, for example.
“You don’t have to be an entrepreneur,” though, says Michelle
Comeau, a membership co-chairperson on the SVWIB board.
All you really have to be is interested in your community,
because community development and leadership are core values.
“We’re always looking to help out,” said President Louise Wall.
“That’s part of who we are as Women in Business.”
Since its creation four years ago, Wall said the group has been
actively involved in One VOICE events for needy families, helps
at the Mount Si Food Bank, hosts an annual fashion show to
benefit the Mount Si Senior Center, and participates every year in
the North Bend Block Party coming up July 14. They also award
a scholarship to a Mount Si High School graduate, and last year,
the group helped the Mount Si DECA club with events.
One of its latest ventures, WIBED, offers training classes,
taught by members, to interested students. The group hopes to
collaborate with the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce

on such training in the future, to enable more businesspeople to
benefit from the groups’ knowledge.
“Let’s get the wisdom together in our community,” member
Kim Arellano summarized, to an enthusiastic response.
The most exciting thing the group is talking about these days,
though, is Pay it Forward Week.
“Pay it Forward is going to be huge!” board member Kathy
White announced. “It’s just such a Women in Business event, it’s
totally how we live our lives.”
The weeklong event, set for Oct. 14 to 21, is all about “doing
something kind for someone else,” Debby Peterman explained
to the group. “Part of this is going to be an opportunity for us to
market SVWIB… but also to spread goodwill throughout the
community.”
“That’s going to be the big one,” said Wall. “We want it to
be Valley-wide, we want it to be far-reaching, for everybody
throughout the area to spread some love.”
Yes, the group is also about networking, which most people
agree is essential in business, but the approach is different, member Kimberly McMartin said. It starts with a relationship.
White can’t emphasize the importance of relationships enough.
After a moment’s thought, though, she can describe the group in
a single sentence.
“To the degree that we help others get what they need, we get
what we need.”

With a collective 60 years of experience in the real
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Huxdotter has been in business for 18 years.
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Snoqualmie Valley Record • June 20, 2012 • 19

Women in Business
Kathy Gehrig &
Corey Mosley

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for dramatic arts classes. The studio offers classes for all ages, ranging from
musical theatre, drama and music classes to Glee and Pop Star programs,
and preschool Creative Dramatics. Also offered is the popular Rock Star
program featuring Everclear’s lead guitarist Davey French. Pre-Rock Star
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At the Y strengthening community is our cause
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available. Visit us for a tour, FREE 3 day guest pass,
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2007, Julie established Exceptional Real Estate Group, a company that strives
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and dreams. This mission is shared by all the valued agents of Exceptional Real
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make your automobile run smoother and make your life a little easier. When all you
need is an oil change or an entire engine replaced, Cedar Falls’ highly skilled technicians
offer comprehensive knowledge and experience, and provide you with the very best
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“My turbo went out on my Subaru just outside North Bend. I Googled
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were excellent and I can say well deserved. The estimate was done quickly
and the repair was done earlier than promised and spot on the estimated
price. Ken and Michelle have earned the good reviews.” - Scott G., Cle Elum

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OB-GYN services are provided by our board-certified
physician Dr. Macy Fox. Our patients are women at every transition in life, from
teens to menopause. We provide annual exams, family planning, maternity and postpartum services in our office. We also treat a wide range of gynecological issues, and
offer many well-known procedures including NovaSure. Dr. Fox provides care during
birth and performs surgery at Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Swedish Medical
Center-Issaquah. We are an integral part of the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District
and offer a coordinated model of care customized to each women’s specific needs.
“As a physician, I believe that listening to my patients is one of the most important
things that I can do. By explaining treatment options and allowing them to make
decisions, we can form a plan for optimal care. As an obstetrician, I consider it an honor
and a privilege to assist in the birth of my patient’s
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experience, Dr. Robins was recently selected as one of the Consumer Research
Council of America’s “Top Dentists” for 2009. Snoqualmie Ridge Family Dental’s
family-friendly office is located in the heart of Snoqualmie Ridge on Center
Blvd. and features state-of-the-art technology as well as an outstanding staff.
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Jenny Bardue is a bonded and licensed Snoqualmie Valley electrical
contractor. She has over 25 years of residential and commercial journey
level experience in the electrical trade. She will help you
with your electrical plans and hear your concerns. Her
installations, renovations, and repairs are NEC and WAC
compliant.

North Bend’s management team includes four women with plenty of municipal business savvy.
Londi Lindell, the City Administrator is responsible for working effectively with the Mayor to
implement the City Council’s vision and policy and generally run the day to day operations
of the City. Londi has over 18 years’ experience in municipal management, is also a licensed
Washington state lawyer, and recently joined the City of North Bend.

working at The Hair Nook for over two years. She has six years
of professional experience and obtained her degree from The

Gina Estep, is the Community and Economic Development Director, in addition to the city
planning role, Gina is also responsible for the branding and recreational tourism campaign,
block party, together with many new outdoor recreation events.

Gene Juarez Academy. Jessica specializes in cuts, coloring,
styling and straightening. She will create the perfect look that

Cheryl Proffitt-Schmidt, Administrative Services Director oversees the Clerk and Finance
Departments. In addition, Cheryl is responsible for human resources, city communications, and
was part of the team that launched the city’s new website this year.

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North Bend is extremely fortunate to have these
talented women in municipal leadership positions.

I founded Snoqualmie Valley Midwifery & Women’s
Health in 2011 to ensure our valley has local access to Midwifery. It is my
deeply held belief that Every Woman Deserves a Midwife! Midwife means
“with woman”, care that is dedicated to knowing about your beliefs,
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space with an experienced Midwife who is focused
on you achieving vibrant health & well being.

I am a lifelong resident of this amazing community we call,
The Snoqualmie Valley.
My passion is in wellness and alternative therapies as part of a self-care, healthy
lifestyle. I am a Nationally Certified, License Massage Therapist. I also have my
certification in Pediatric Massage Therapy. I am a member of the American Massage
Therapy Association.
I work with clients from injury treatments, auto injuries, rehabilitation, chronic
diseases, and athletes of all ages, expectant mothers and growing children to
promote with massage, the natural healing abilities of the human body. I have a
flexible schedule and love new clients!

Like what you see at the North Bend Theatre? Support Cindy’s 2nd business
… Emerald City Smoothie! Healthy smoothies for snacks and
meal replacements as well as a wide variety of great things
to add to your “at home” smoothies!
Mention this ad before June 30 and
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The 71 year old North Bend Theatre is operated by
Cindy Walker. We strive to be active in the community and provide quality
entertainment at affordable prices. We offer new films, private parties,
corporate events, community fundraisers, and special interest films. Entries
are now being accepted for the North Bend Amateur Film Festival. See
www.northbendtheatre.com/mountainfilmseries.html for more information.

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I have worked in the banking industry for over 15
years and the last 12 right here in the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah. I am
proud to call myself a Community Banker and have a passion for serving the
community in which I live and work. My involvement in local organizations
and events, gives me a greater understanding of the needs of small businesses
in our community. As a Branch Manager for AmericanWest Bank, my focus
is on Relationship Banking. This approach is mutually beneficial to the
customer and the Bank and allows me to provide the products, services and
solutions that small business
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Susie Oppedal, City Clerk, serves as the clerk of the
City Council providing public access to city records, the
administration, and the policy-making processes. Susie
also effectively manages the city’s contracts, public
records requests, claims, special event permits, and
central services.

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One-on-One Computer Assistance: Get extra help on the
computer from a KCLS volunteer instructor, 1 p.m. at
North Bend Library. No appointment necessary, assistance provided on a drop-in basis using a library laptop.
Manga club: Teens can watch anime movies, eat popcorn
and practice drawing, 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. All
skill levels welcome.

Thursday, June 21
The Not-So-Scary Monster Music Show: This awardwinning children’s musician will sing songs about dreams
and monsters and things that go “bump” in the night, 2
p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. Presented by Linda Severt;
All ages welcome with an adult.
Chess club: Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club meets at 7 p.m.
at North Bend Library. Learn to play chess or get a game
going. All ages and skill levels welcome!
e-Reader Assistance: Learn to download KCLS e-books to
your e-reader or computer during this digital downloads
demonstration, 11 a.m. at Snoqualmie Library.
Live music: Open Mic Night is 7 p.m. at Sliders Cafe, Carnation.
Game On: Play video games and board games at the Fall
City Library, 3 p.m.
Pack right: Rick Steves’ Packing Light and Right is 6:30
p.m. at the Fall City Library. The first step to a great trip
is packing light—don’t weigh yourself down. Presenters
will hand out packing lists, show the latest in lightweight
luggage, and demonstrate a professionally packed bag.

Friday, June 22
Game on: Teens can play video and board games at the
North Bend Library, 3 p.m.
Live music: Big Star Studios Rock show at 6:30 p.m., Janet
Robin plays at 10 p.m. at Finaghty’s Irish Pub, Snoqualmie
Ridge; www.finaghtys.com.
Night critters: Creatures of the Night science workshop
is 1 p.m. at the Fall City Library, for ages 4 and older with
adult. What goes bump in the night in Pacific Northwest
forests? Learn about the nocturnal creatures that roam
local forests and fields. Some are predators, some are
prey, and all hide in the shadows. Come find out what
they seek.
e-Reader Assistance: Learn how to download KCLS ebooks to your e-reader or computer during this digital
downloads demonstration, 4 p.m. at Fall City Library.

Sunday, June 24
SnoValley Writers Work Group: Join other local writers
for writing exercises, critique and lessons on voice, plot
and point of view, 3 p.m. at North Bend Library. Contact
snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class. Adults only, please.

Monday, June 25
e-Reader Assistance: Learn how to download KCLS ebooks to your e-reader or computer during this digital
downloads demonstration, 6 p.m. at North Bend Library.
Tales: Merry Monday Story Time is 11 a.m. at North Bend
Library; for newborns to age 3 with an adult.
Tales: Afternoon Preschool Story Time is 1:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library; for ages 3 to 6 with an adult.

Tuesday, June 26
Quilters and Their Stories: This presentation by Susan
Olds, 7 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library, features true stories
about quilters and their craft. This program includes
quilt lore, humorous anecdotes, quilts gone wrong, quilt
column excerpts and quotes by celebrities and contemporary award-winning quilters.
Tales: Toddler Story Time is 9:30 a.m. at the North Bend
Library, for children ages 2 to 3 with an adult.
Tales: Preschool Story Time is 10:30 a.m. at the North Bend
Library, for children ages 3 to 6 with an adult.
Raccoon tunes: Raccoon Tunes and Possum Tales Music
Show is 10:30 a.m., presented by Eric Ode for ages 3 and
older with adult. As you are crawling into bed, other critters in the neighborhood are just beginning to stir. Join
this children’s author and award-winning songwriter
and his trash-can-dwelling buddy, Nelson Raccoon, for a
high-participation nighttime celebration featuring puppets and poetry, songs and silliness.

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Wednesday, June 27
One-on-One Computer Assistance: Get extra help on the
computer from a KCLS volunteer instructor, 1 p.m. at
North Bend Library. No appointment necessary, assistance provided on a drop-in basis using a library laptop.
Manga club: Teens can watch anime movies, eat popcorn
and practice drawing, 3 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library. All
skill levels welcome.
Scared Silly Storytelling: Dare to dream BIG with one
of America’s funniest storytellers and his not-so-scary,
delightfully silly, nighttime stories that provide just the
right amount of shivers and giggles! This unique combination of acting, comedy and storytelling will tickle your
goose bumps. Presented by Chris Fascione for ages 3 and
older with adult, 1:30 p.m. at Snoqualmie Library.
Tales: Young Toddler Story Time is 9:30 a.m. at Snoqualmie
Library; for children ages 6 to 24 months with an adult.
Tales: Preschool story time is 10:30 a.m. at the Snoqualmie
Library; for ages 3 to 6 with an adult.

Thursday, June 28
e-Reader Assistance: Learn to download KCLS e-books to
your e-reader or computer during this digital downloads
demonstration, 11 a.m. at Snoqualmie Library.
Tales: Pajama Story Time is 7 p.m. at the Snoqualmie Library. All young children welcome with an adult.
Live music: Open Mic Night is 7 p.m. at Sliders Cafe.
Chess club: Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club meets at 7 p.m.
at North Bend Library. Learn to play chess or get a game
going. All ages and skill levels welcome!

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Finaghty’s Irish Pub in Snoqualmie welcomes Janet
Robin, 10 p.m. Friday, June 22, for an intimate acoustic
performance. Music audiences around the world have
seen and heard Robin’s guitar work as a former touring
member of the Lindsey Buckingham Band (Fleetwood
Mac), Meredith Brooks Band and Air Supply. As a
youngster, she was a student of Randy Rhoads. Her abilities as a guitarist have garnered the admiration of many
including Michelle Shocked, who called Robin “one of
the best guitarists.” She has shared the stage recently
with Monte Montgomery, Heart, Colin Hay and other
artists. Robin’s new album, “Everything Has Changed,”
produced by John Carter Cash, was released on May 1.
There is no cover for the Finaghty’s performance.

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James Charles R. Bluher, 94, passed away
at his home in Auburn, WA. surrounded by
family on May 28, 2012. He was born and
raised in Snoqualmie, Wa. to John Ernest
and Myrtle Bluher on June 27,1917. James
graduated Snoqualmie High School in 1936,
served in the Air Force and married LaVerne
V. Offield in 1942.
Preceding him in death were wife LaVerne
V. Bluher, daughters Jeannie Longfellow,
June Hodge (Ted) and son Verne Harris. Also deceased are brothers
Kenneth, Chester, Elmer, Robert, and Ernest Bluher and sisters Mary
Siphers and Dorothy Dafler.
James is survived by daughter Gloria Faye Burrough, son Earl
Bluher (Micki), and dear friend Iris Tackett. Also sisters Phyllis
McCaffery, Vera Walker, Vivian Mallery and June Ross. He is also
survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren.
James’s family and friends will miss him dearly.

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with a big lineup of entertainment, music, activities,
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Elaine Ann (Clarke) Skagen
March 18, 1950 – June 1, 2012

Elaine Ann Skagen, age 62, passed away
at Polidori House, Hospice of Lake Havasu,
AZ on June 1, 2012. She fought a 21
month courageous battle with pancreatic
cancer. Elaine was born March 18, 1950
in Snoqualmie, WA to Floyd & Florence
Clarke.
Elaine married Patrick Skagen on May
2, 1977 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. They lived
in various locations in Washington, before

retiring to Bouse, AZ.
She is survived by her husband Patrick Skagen of 35 years, father
Floyd Clarke, stepmother Lorraine Clarke of North Bend, brothers
Donald Clarke of Snoqualmie, Ronald Clarke of Forks, sisters
Dianne Gere of Maple Valley and Leslie Fischer of West Seattle and
many nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in death by mother Florence Clarke &
grandparents May & Melvin Clarke. A family memorial will be
held at a later date.
Elaine was a very kind & thoughtful soul & loved by everyone
who had the pleasure of knowing her.
In memory of our loving sister, donations can be made in her
name to Polidori House of Lake Havasu, AZ or to www.pancan.org
to further pancreatic cancer research toward a cure.
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PUBLIC NOTICE #639685
CITY OF SNOQUALMIE
NOTICE OF DECISION
FOR CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT
PROJECT: Metal Fabrication
Application #: CUP 12-01
Applicant: Dan McNeely
Property Owner: Lex Seven LLC
Zoning: Business General
Submittal Date: May 8, 2012
Date Complete: May 8, 2012
Notice of Application:
May 23, 2012
Decision Issued: June 7, 2012
Notice of Decision:June 11, 2012
Project Description:Application
CUP 12-01 consists of the use of
an existing building to do light
metal fabrication in the back and,
in time, retail metal art gallery in
the front.
The site is located at 8300 Railroad Ave SE and is zoned Business General. Metal fabrication
is considered a light-industrial
use.
Under SMC 17.55.020
Table of Uses, 3.1, light industrial/manufacturing is an allowable
use within the Business General
District with approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
Other permits that are applicable
to this project include but are not
limited to a tenant improvement
permit.
Project Location:
The proposed project is located
at 8300 Railroad Ave SE,
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
Hearing Examiner Decision:
The Hearing Examiner approved
CUP 12-01 subject to conditions.
A copy of the Hearing Examiner
Findings, Conclusion and Decision is available for review at the
City Planning Department, located at 38624 SE River Street.
Appeals: Appeals must be filed
within 14 days after the publication of this Notice of Decision in
accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 14.40 SMC, and must
set forth the factual and legal
basis for the appeal.
Published in the Snoqualmie
Valley Record on June 20, 2012.
PUBLIC NOTICE #636979
Notice of Action
McElhoe Pearson
Restoration Project

Notice is hereby given under
SEPA, RCW 43.21C.080, that
the Water and Land Resources
Division (WLRD), King County
Department of Natural Resources
and Parks, Capital Projects Section, took the action described in
item 2 below on June 5, 2012.
1. Any action to set aside,
enjoin, review, or otherwise
challenge such action on the
grounds of non-compliance
with the provisions of Chapter
43.21C RCW shall be commenced on or before July 11,
2012.
2. The agency decision is to
proceed on final design and
construction of the McElhoe
Pearson Restoration Project.
3. The proposed project is
located on the right (east) bank
of the Snoqualmie River near
River Mile 23. It is north of the
City of Carnation in unincorporated King County in Sections
9 and 16 of Township 25
North, Range 7 East; Thomas
Brothers’ Map page 539, C6. It
is located within the 100-year

floodplain of the Snoqualmie
River and within the Snoqualmie Basin (WRIA 7).
4. A Determination of NonSignificance was published and
opened for review and public
comment from May 16, 2012
through May 31, 2012. Project
support documentation and
project site maps are available
for review at WLRD Offices
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
weekdays. The offices are located at King Street Center,
201 South Jackson Street, Suite
600,
Seattle,
Washington
98104. Fauna Nopp is the Project Manager and may be contacted at 206-296-8499.
5. A Decision to Proceed was
signed on June 5, 2012 by
Mark Isaacson, WLRD Division Director. This Notice of
Action was filed on June 13,
2012 and will continue in
effect through July 11, 2012.
Published in the Snoqualmie
Valley Record on June 13, 2012
and June 20, 2012.

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SNOQUALMIE Valley

Danielle
Massengill
makes college
softball allconference list
Danielle Massengill, a freshman softball player with Thiel
College in Wexford, Penn., was
named to the All-Presidents’
Athletic Conference team on
Tuesday, May 8.
Massengill, the first-team
selection at catcher, posted a
.429 batting average, placing
her fourth in the PAC. She also
ranked second in the conference with hits at 54 and earned
the top spot in the Tomcat
record books in hits in a season, surpassing the mark set by
Laura Davin (Bethel Park, Pa.)
of 52 in 2009. Danielle set the
record for triples in a season
with eight, set by Testa in 1994
with seven. She also ranked
first on the team in slugging
percentage (.627), stolen bases
(9) and posted 241 putouts.
Massengill, who graduated
from Mount Si High School in
2011, also earned a 4.0 grade
point average at Thiel in her
first year.
Massengill is the daughter of
Scott and Jill Massengill of
North Bend.

Two rowing at
nationals
Matt Essig and Abby
McLaughlin, Mount Si High
School juniors will participate
in the U.S. Rowing Youth
National Championships last
weekend in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The U.S. Rowing Youth
National Championships features more than 1,500 athletes
from high school and junior
rowing programs across the
country competing for national
titles in 18 boat classes.

Practice had ended, but Harrison
Danna wasn’t ready to go home. The
Chief Kanim Middle Schooler’s arm
cocked back and then whipped the
football toward a waiting swarm of
fellow players, all future freshmen at
Mount Si High School.
It was their first opportunity in
2012 to play together as a team, and
the boys were excited, growing skills
and making friends from elsewhere
in the Valley.
“It’s good to come together—all
three schools,” said Danna.
That experience was part of Mount
Si’s spring training week, June 4 to 8,
capped by a varsity and junior varsity
jamboree on Saturday, June 9.
Mount Si players did well at
Saturday’s jamboree. The varsity
Wildcats had five touchdowns in 30
snaps, 10 apiece against Interlake,
Inglemoor and O’Dea.

Courtesy photo

Seth Truscott/Staff Photo

Clockwise from top, Kailund Williams breaks through a swarm of defenders during a Mount Si spring drill; Sophomore Justin Edens faces off with senior Jimbo
Davis; future freshman Harrison Danna fires a pass; Young players shove a sled at
the close of practice; Senior league honree Griffin McLain listens to coaches during
drills on June 6.

Spring preview
At the opposite end of the field, Mount
Si’s varsity and JV players drilled, with
the older, bigger boys breaking through
on offense.
“Nice, nice!” A pleased Mount Si varsity head coach Charlie Kinnune was
getting good looks from his strong crop
of returners—more than 20 of them
seniors this fall. About 100 players took
the field.
Mount Si has a full inventory of strong
incoming seniors, returning starters and
lettermen.
Offensively, the Wildcat line will
benefit from first-team-honored tight
end Griffin McLain and guard Stephen
Nnabue, and Blake Herman and Mitch
Rorem will hold down center/tackle positions, rounded out by Tyler Rutherford
and Keenan McVein.
Junior-to-be Nick Mitchell, brother
to past ‘Cats Josh and Taylor, made phenomenal strides in the offseason, and
looks to soon be a Wildcat quarterback.
Kalon Williams and Riley Reed both
had injury-marked junior years, but
showed flashes of greatness, Kinune said.
Trent Riley, likewise, will be coming back
from a knee injury this fall. He scored a
number of touchdowns as a sophomore.
League second-team receiver Tyler
Button scored seven last year as a junior.
He’s back, as is receiver Jimbo Davis, and
Hunter Malberg, a returning first-team
safety. Then there’s Mount Si’s kicker,
senior-to-be Cameron Van Winkle, the
team’s biggest scorer in 2011, going 18 for
21 field goals, shattering records.
Van Winkle’s game-changing skills
may be balanced by other aspects of the
program.
“We’re a different team this year,”
Kinnune said. much this year.”

The big turnout for spring camp is
phenomenal, the head coach said.
“We’re lucky to have these numbers,”
Kinnune said. It has to do with the growing popularity of the sport. Kids come to
Mount Si and want to play—they played
in middle school and little league, and so
they’re excited.”
“We support multi-sport athletes,” he
added. “They know they can play other
sports,” so they’re willing to try football.
See FOOTBALL, 28

William Jessup University
men’s basketball coach Aaron
Muhic last month announced
the signing of transfer Justin
Downer, Mount Si 2010
alumnus, to the Warriors
program for 2012-13.
Downer, of North Bend,
transfers to the Warriors
after two outstanding years
at Skagit Valley Community
College.
As a sophomore, the sixfoot-one-inch guard led
the team in scoring with 15
points a game, while averaging three rebounds and two
assists a game. He was named
team captain and ranked second in the NWAACC North
League in three-point field
goals made, while scoring
in double digits in 17 of 22
games. Downer shot 40 percent from the three-point
line over his two years for
the Cardinals. In high school,
Downer was a three-year
varsity star at Fife and Mount
Si High School. Downer is
ready to get started with the
Warriors.
“The coaching staff was
on me from day one and did
not waiver in their commitment to me,” stated Downer.
“I love the fact that WJU is a
Christian University. I have
a great opportunity to play
basketball while continuing my education and my
walk in faith as a follower of
Jesus Christ. I can’t wait to
get down to Rocklin to start
next season.”
Coach Muhic is excited to
see Justin in a Warriors uniform next season.
“I am very excited about
working with Justin next season,” stated Coach Muhic.
“He brings a great work ethic
and desire to be great to the
table. He competes with all
his heart and gives us another great shooter. It will be a
pleasure to be a part of his
growth and development. I
am eager to see how good he
can be as we get the opportunity to champion Christ
through sport.”
William Jessup University
will host defending national
champions Oregon Tech
University on November 9 in
their first home game in the
new Warriors Arena.

28 • June 20, 2012 • Snoqualmie Valley Record

First Si View
3-on-3 ball
tournament set
Si View Metro Parks is excited to announce a new sporting event open to all ages. Si View Classic, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Mount Si High School is scheduled
for Saturday, July 14. The Si View Classic is sponsored by
Talking Rain and supports Si View Metro Parks’ Recreation
Basketball League and Wildcat Travel Basketball program.
Snoqualmie Valley’s Premier 3-on-3 basketball event
features age divisions for boys and girls in grades 4 and up,
along with women and men. Both recreational and competitive divisions are offered for high school divisions. Adult
divisions include Open and 35+. Anybody who enjoys the
game of basketball is invited to take part in this first annual
event.
The tournament is Saturday July 14, at Mount Si High
School, Snoqualmie. Games are scheduled throughout the

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day beginning at 8 a.m. and championship games concluding by 9 p.m.
Teams of all ages, sizes, and genders are invited to take
part. Teams will participate in their own division to crown a
champion on Saturday night at Mount Si High School.
The entry fee is $105 per team for all youth divisions
and $110 per team for adult divisions. The fee includes a
guarantee of three games, a Si View Classic Tournament
T-Shirt, and, for all division winners, a championship
T-shirt.
Registration is available online at www.siviewpark.org
or by phone, at (425) 831-1900. Entry deadline is June 20.
Schedule will be emailed few days before the first round of
games to team captains and tournament brackets will be
posted on site.
Si View Metro Parks youth sports programs currently
serve 500-600 youth basketball players in the Snoqualmie
Valley with two programs, the Wildcat Travel Basketball
program and the Recreation Basketball League. The Si
View Classic 3-on-3 Tournament will enhance these programs by introducing new players to the sport of basketball
as well as through contributions for items including uniforms, basketballs, and sport-specific equipment.
Call (425) 831-1900 for more information or email Aaron
Colby, Youth Sports Coordinator at acolby@siviewpark.org.

“It has to be this age group,
and it has to be girls,” Roberts
said, but not simply because
those are the grant requirements. “We’d love to be able to
have the opportunity for girls
to get out and do this!”
The weeklong camp will
feature four robotics challenges that the girls, working
in teams, will have to address.
Roberts and Warren have
developed realistic scenarios
for the robotic tasks the girls
will complete, starting with the
first one, building a robot that
will stay on the surface of the
water (a small pool set up in
a science room at Mount Si
High School, which represents
the real-world Puget Sound)
as it travels out into a shipping
lane to rescue a kayaker, and
then back. Other challenges
include a surface-level search
pattern, underwater retrieval,
and underwater collection and
distribution.
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their whole bot apart,” Roberts
said, highlighting another lesson of the camp, on working together and deciding as a
team how to finish a project.
She is also arranging for several successful women scientists to speak during the camp,
to show participants what’s
possible for them. Roberts
called them “amazing engineers and biologists,” adding
“They’re pretty and normal
and super-approachable. Plus,
they’re moms!”
Each day of the camp,
July 23 to 27, will begin and
end with a short quiz on the
computer, Roberts said. It’s a
way for the National Science
Foundation to gather feedback
on the camp and participants’
learning. “The kids don’t even
realize it’s a survey,” she added.
“It’s more like, ‘so, what do you
know about this?’”
The camp will run from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and is
open to any girl going into
grades 9-12 in the fall. Cost
for the camp is $150 per participant, but Roberts said the
grant included scholarship
money, so anyone interested
should sign up. Registration
is online, at http://botsonthesound.weebly.com.

Many of these players have
been lifting or competing for
most of the school year, so
spring camp is about mental
training.
“We can do more teaching,
slow things down a little,” said
Kinnune.
“We should do real well,” said
Malberg. For him, the week
was about developing depth in
the program. He’s looking forward to his senior season.
“I’ve been playing with these
kids for seven years,” he said.
“It’s sad that it’s our last season, but we’re going to make
it count.”
• Mount Si football next
holds its speed camp and
Junior Wildcat program, starting July 9.

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Scene

The Valley blues

‘Madagascar’
baby benefit at
North Bend
Theatre
North Bend Theatre and
Hauglie Insurance Agency are
partnering for a movie benefit
showing of “Madagascar 3:
Europe’s Most Wanted, “to
help the March of Dimes
Foundation, 7 p.m. Thursday,
June 21.
A $10 ticket includes soda and
popcorn. There will also be a
raffle for prizes including an
original signed Ichiro Suzuki
bat, four sets of Mariners tickets and a year of free pizza.
To learn more, call the Hauglie
Agency at (425) 222-5881.

‘Long Walk’
puts artists on
journey to Falls
More than 50 artists will walk
King County’s Regional Trails
System over the course of four
days, July 26 to 29, from Golden
Gardens Park in Seattle to
Snoqualmie Falls.
The Long Walk explores the
King County Parks slogan “your
big backyard.” This slogan suggests that parks and trails are
our home; that we should feel
content here. We should stretch
out and roam. That is precisely
what the Long Walkers will do.
It’s also a real-time art-making
experience. Along the route,
artists will experience a shift
in their sense of time, a new
understanding of the local
geography, and the creation of
an interstitial culture.
Reservations for this timebased, open-source, and
socially engaged art event are
available to the public starting
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June
20, via Brown Paper Tickets.
Participation is free and open
to anyone 21+ who can hike an
average of 18 miles/day. Learn
more at www.thelongwalkseattle.com.

Music, barbecue
and brews come to
historic Snoqualmie

The blues are taking over
downtown Snoqualmie this
weekend.
The Historic Downtown
Snoqualmie
Merchants
Association is hosting the
first annual Downtown
Snoqualmie Blues, Brews,
and BBQ Festival on
Saturday, June 23 and
Sunday, June 24.
There will be plenty of
beer and barbecue to go
around, but what really
defines the event is the large
variety of blues musicians
who are performing. All
musical performances of
the weekend will be free.
Visitors need only pay for
food and beverages.
The festival features
acclaimed headliners, as
well as popular local musicians such as Late Summer
Travelers. Performing on
The Bindlestick patio from
noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday,
the Late Summer Travelers
are North Bend resident Rich
Helzerman, and Richard
Stewart of Snoqualmie.
Other performers include
Brian Butler, Paul Green,

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The Late Summer Travelers are a local blues band headlining
the Snoqualmie Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival, June 23 and
24, downtown.
Nick Vigarino, and Moon
Valley Trio.
Saturday at The Black Dog
Arts Cafe, the festival includes
a benefit concert for the Three
Rivers Animal Rescue at 8
p.m., featuring local rock and
roll band Dorian Blu. Kim
Ewing of The Black Dog
Arts Cafe said they decided
to work together “to create
the kind of environment that
consistently draws economic
traffic to our neighborhood.”
Ewing also explained that this
festival is only the beginning
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Line dancing comes
to senior center

Come and kick up your heels at the SnoValley Senior Center’s brand new country
line dancing class, every Tuesday at 10:30
a.m. in the main hall. No experience is
needed for this class, and instructor Cindy

plans to encourage tourists
and locals to visit their businesses.
The event is a collaboration
between Snoqualmie Falls
Brewery and Taproom, The
Black Dog Arts Cafe, The
Bindlestick Coffee & Beer
House, Snoqualmie Falls
Candy Factory, Carmichael’s
True Value Hardware
and other members of the
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Taylor, out of Fall City, puts the emphasis
on fun. Participants should bring boots
or hard-soled shoes and a good sense of
humor. Cowboy hats and fancy jeans are
welcome but not required.
Drop-ins are welcome. To reserve a spot,
sign up at the front desk. Cost is $5 for
members, $7 for non-members.

Girl Scout troop
gets second
place in outdoor
skills contest
Valley Girl Scout Troop 42403 was awarded second place in an outdoor skills competition, April 28 to 29 at Camp River Ranch
in Carnation.
Competing against 12 other troops, the
fifth graders tested their skills in first aid,
knot tying, knife safety and outdoor cooking
with a propane stove, fire, and box ovens.
The girls wowed judges with a bench made
from lashed ropes and twigs. They also
cooked a brunch of eggs with cheese, onions
and peppers, and apple sauce, sausages,
fresh-baked muffins and coffee.
The girls spent hours preparing for the
competition, and it paid off with their medal
finish during a sunny camping weekend.
Troop members are from Opstad and
North Bend Elementary Schools, or are
home schooled. Laurie Edwards of North
Bend is their leader.

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Girl Scout Troop 42403 of North Bend did
well at an outdoor skills camp this spring. They
wowed judges with a handmade bench, below.

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Alternative
transit? Metro
to ‘right-size’
bus service
in Valley,
rural areas
Recognizing that a one-sizefits-all approach to bus service
may not meet every community’s needs, Metro Transit is
proposing to find more costeffective, innovative transit
options for rural King County.
A proposed five-year plan,
sent to the King County
Council provides a framework
for alternatives to fixed-route
bus service in less populated
areas. It is supported by Metro’s
new strategic planning policies, and recommends three
areas—Snoqualmie Valley,
Southeast King County and
Vashon Island—for initial
demonstration projects.
The goal is to provide transportation services of the right
size, scale, and type that better reflect the needs of each
community Metro serves.
For instance, Dial-a-Ride bus
service or all-day community
shuttles may offer better travel
options than traditional bus
service that is less productive
and more expensive.
“This alternative services
plan will allow Metro to work

directly with communities
to come up with out-of-thebox approaches that are both
affordable and tailor-made to
meet the transit needs of more
residents,” said Metro General
Manager Kevin Desmond.
“I look forward to reviewing the details of this proposal
for more ways to improve
the efficiency of our system,”
said Councilmember Kathy
Lambert, who represents
northeast King County.

Flags at halfstaff Friday for
fallen soldier
The flag at Snoqualmie’s
American Legion Post 79
will be lowered to halfstaff on Friday, June 22,
in accordance with Legion
traditions and Wash. Gov.
Chris Gregoire’s directive.
The governor directed
that Washington and United
States flags at all state facilities be lowered to half-staff
in memory of U. S. Army
First Lieutenant Mathew G.
Fazzari, 25, of Walla Walla.
He died June 6 in Afghanistan
when his helicopter crashed
after receiving enemy fire.
Flags should remain at
half-staff until close of business Friday, June 22.
Residents and Legion
members are encouraged to
display their private flags at
half staff or with a mourning
streamer.

Sallal Grange’s Clark
wins cake award
The Sallal Grange is pleased and proud to
announce that community member Laurie
Clark won a ribbon in the King County Pomona
Baking Contest for her cake. Her work, an artistic garden patch over an apple spice cake, was
judged worthy of a Blue Ribbon. Laurie’s baking and candy artistry have graced many Sallal
fundraisers over the past year. She said, “I can’t
believe it. I was looking through boxes which
were my grandmother’s from the 1940’s. She
also won a Pomona Blue Ribbon when she was
part of the Leavenworth Grange.”

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